ABSTRACT GUIDELINES

Abstracts for text-based submissions should:

+ be 300 - 400 words  

+ indicate an intended length for the final submission  

+ outline the author’s general argument

+ include texts to be discussion  

Abstracts for image-based work should:

+ include at least four (4) representative PNG or JPG images

+ include explanatory text of 150 - 400 words

FULL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Please note that these guidelines are subject to change. We will notify those who have submitted abstracts of any changes to these guidelines.

For text-based entries, submissions should be formatted as a Microsoft Word document (.docx) and should not exceed 3,000 words. See Manuscript Preparation below for further details. For accompanying images or image based work, see Image Specifications below.

MANUSCRIPT PREPERATION
Written work should be formatted as a Microsoft Word document (.docx). For essays and articles, full submissions and references should be prepared following the Chicago Manual of Style. Format all text as single-spaced. Use a hard return and a single line space to separate paragraphs; do not indent new paragraphs. Please save each manuscript component (text, captions list, and author biography) as a separate file labeled with your surname preceded by an underscore (ex. title_surname.docx). If needed, include notes at the end of the document as unembedded endnotes. It is not necessary to include a bibliography with your text. Use regular script (not superscript) reference numbers in parentheses for your notes both in the text body and the endnotes. e.g. “As Peter Waldman suggests in his essay “Lunch in America,” the concept of lunch is a construction of culture and of time. (1) Here in the shadow . . .” Poetry need not conform to these specifications and formatting, expect in file naming and file type and can take intended artistic liberties (.docx).

IMAGE SPECIFICATIONS
Images should be saved as a (.jpg), (.png), (.tif), or may be submitted within a (.pdf) document – whichever most clearly and intuitively conveys the nature of the piece. Photographs and all visual media should maintain a resolution of at least 300dpi. Please limit file sizes to no more than 10 MB.

NOTES
(1) To lunch suggests an escape from the day’s work; perhaps even a break. Peter Waldman, “Lunch in America,” Lunch 1 (2006): 10